Because we anticipated that knowledge and awareness of the HPV vaccine would be low in our study population, our CASI survey included a brief, informational overview of key facts concerning HPV vaccination prior to assessing vaccine acceptance, perceived barriers to vaccination, and intentions to vaccinate. The overview lasted approximately 3 minutes and consisted of a brief overview of key HPV vaccination facts that were presented visually (on the computer screen) and read aloud using a digital recording. HPV and vaccine knowledge, awareness, and attitudes items were administered prior to participants hearing the informational overview.

Teen and parent participants will receive a brief informational intervention that provides basic facts about the HPV vaccine, including the health benefits and three-dose requirements, along with information regarding where to go to receive the vaccination. A coupon for a free HPV vaccination will provided to the parent for use by their teenage daughter.

Detailed Description:

The HPV vaccine offers hope that the incidence of cervical cancer can be greatly reduced in the U.S. and globally. However, because the vaccine is recommended for children and early adolescents, vaccine awareness and acceptance among parents is critical to insuring vaccine uptake and public health benefit. Although culturally specific concerns may reduce HPV vaccination among African-American youth, research has not addressed this possibility. Accordingly, the proposed study will enroll 300 mothers in a study to identify barriers to HPV vaccination among low-income, African-American teens. Surveys assessing culturally-specific barriers to HPV vaccination acceptance will be administered to both parents and their vaccine-eligible children. Upon completion of the survey, parents with vaccine-eligible daughters will be invited to receive a free HPV vaccination for their child through a local, teen-friendly health clinic. Outcome analyses will focus on identification of predictors of completed vaccinations among girls and barriers to vaccine acceptance among mothers of teenage sons. Our study will provide critically important behavioral outcome data linking barriers to vaccination to subsequent vaccination decisions in a real-world, health care setting.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:

11 Years and older (Child, Adult, Senior)

Genders Eligible for Study:

Both

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Females parent or guardian with an African-American daughter or son between the ages of 11 and 17

African-American adolescents between the ages of 11-17

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00680147